Zād al-Maʿād - Ibn al-Qayyim - (1/5)

Zād al-MaʿādIbn al-Qayyim

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
From Him we seek help.

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. The final outcome belongs to the God-fearing, and there is no hostility except against wrongdoers. There is no god but Allah, the God of the first and the last, the Sustainer of the heavens and the earths, and the Master of the Day of Judgment. There is no success except in obeying Him, no honor except in humbling oneself before His majesty, no richness except in acknowledging one’s need for His mercy, no guidance except in seeking guidance by His light, no life except in His good pleasure, and no bliss except in nearness to Him. The heart can neither be sound nor prosper except through sincere devotion to Him and undivided love for Him. When He is obeyed, He responds with appreciation; when He is disobeyed, He accepts repentance and forgives; when He is called upon, He answers; and when one deals with Him, He rewards.

All praise belongs to Allah, whose creatures all bear witness to His lordship, whose handiwork all acknowledges His divinity, and whose creation testifies that He is Allah, besides whom there is no god, through the wonders of His workmanship and the marvelous signs He has placed within it. Glory and praise be to Allah, in a measure equal to the number of His creatures, His own satisfaction, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words. There is no god but Allah alone, who has no partner in His divinity, just as He has no partner in His lordship; and none resembles Him in His essence, His acts, or His attributes (1).

Allah is the Greatest, great beyond measure; abundant praise belongs to Allah; and glory be to Allah morning and evening. Glory be to Him whom the heavens and their angels glorify, as do the stars and their orbits, the earth and its inhabitants, the seas and their fish, the stars, mountains, trees, beasts, hills, and sands—everything moist and dry, and everything living and dead:

“The seven heavens, the earth, and all those within them glorify Him

(1) This paragraph occurs only in manuscripts mīm-bā and nūn and in the printed editions. In manuscript sād, an insertion mark was placed after “athāba” (He rewards), but we found no corresponding addition in its margin.

﷽ وبه نستعين الحمد لله ربِّ العالمين، والعاقبة للمتقين، ولا عدوان إلا على الظالمين، ولا إله إلا الله إله الأولين والآخرين، وقيُّوم السماوات والأرضين، ومالك يوم الدين، الذي لا فوز إلا في طاعته، ولا عزَّ إلا في التذلُّل لعظمته، ولا غنى إلا في الافتقار إلى رحمته، ولا هدى إلا في الاستهداء بنوره، ولا حياة إلا في رضاه، ولا نعيم إلا في قربه، ولا صلاح للقلب ولا فلاح إلا في الإخلاص له وتوحيد حبِّه؛ الذي إذا أطيع شكر، وإذا عُصِي تاب وغفر، وإذا دعي أجاب، وإذا عومل أثاب. والحمد لله الذي شهدت له بالربوبية جميعُ مخلوقاته، وأقرَّت له بالإلهية جميعُ مصنوعاته، وشهدت بأنه الله الذي لا إله إلا هو بما أودعها من عجائب صنعته وبدائع آياته. وسبحان الله وبحمده عددَ خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنةَ عرشه ومدادَ كلماته. ولا إله إلا الله وحده، لا شريك له في إلهيته، كما لا شريك له في ربوبيته، ولا شبيه له في ذاته ولا في أفعاله ولا في صفاته (١). والله أكبر كبيرًا، والحمد لله كثيرًا، وسبحان الله بكرةً وأصيلًا. وسبحان من تسبِّح له السماوات وأملاكها، والنجوم وأفلاكها، والأرض وسكَّانها، والبحار وحيتانها، والنجوم والجبال والشجر والدوابُّ والآكام والرمال، وكلُّ رطب ويابس، وكلُّ حيٍّ وميِّت ﴿تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ

(١) هذه الفقرة إنما وردت في مب، ن والنسخ المطبوعة، وقد وضعت علامة اللحق في ص بعد «أثاب» ولكن لم نجد اللحق في حاشيتها.